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Telesat

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commercialFounded 1969
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Telesat seeks FCC approval to add another 117 satellites that would use V-band spectrum.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2018Viasat shrinks MEO constellation plans

Since 2016 the FCC has approved three large low-Earth-orbit broadband constellations: 117 satellites for Telesat, 720 satellites for OneWeb, and 4,425 satellites for SpaceX.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2018Viasat shrinks MEO constellation plans

Maxar is competing as a team with Thales Alenia Space against Airbus to build an estimated $3,000,000,000 worth of small telecommunications satellites for Canadian operator Telesat.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2018Maxar trying to sell GEO business as defective components compound troubles

Hughes entered service a leased Ka-band payload on Telesat’s Telstar-19 Vantage over Latin America in 2019.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductOct 23, 2018Pradman Kaul details Hughes’ global satellite broadband ambitions

The Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies team is competing against Airbus for a 2019 Telesat contract estimated to be worth $3,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductOct 22, 2018Thales Group reports boost in space revenue

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat formed the C-Band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to facilitate the transfer of C-band spectrum and distribute proceeds from cellular companies for replacement infrastructure and customer migration costs.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductOct 19, 2018ABS, Hispasat and Star One cry foul over C-Band Alliance

ThinKom and Telesat plan to test an antenna with a Telesat prototype satellite in low Earth orbit and to collaborate on business-grade terminals for Telesat’s planned 120-satellite LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2018Antenna builder ThinKom makes push for constellation market

ThinKom envisions producing around 10,000 or more enterprise terminals per year for Telesat to achieve necessary scale to keep prices low.

Mentioned as: telesatNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2018Antenna builder ThinKom makes push for constellation market

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat founded the C-band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to oversee the C-band spectrum transfer and serve as the FCC-designated transition facilitator.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2018Intelsat: losing 200 or more megahertz of C-band will require new satellites

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat formalized the creation of the C-Band Alliance on 2018-10-01.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductOct 1, 2018Telesat changes tune, joins C-band spectrum group

Startups like OneWeb and established companies like Telesat and SpaceX are developing LEO broadband constellations.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralSep 26, 2018World Satellite Business Week: May the satellite industry live in interesting times

Telesat expected a selection between the Airbus and Maxar/Thales Alenia Space designs by spring 2019.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductSep 26, 2018World Satellite Business Week: May the satellite industry live in interesting times

Telesat is developing a LEO constellation with initial plans for 117 satellites that could grow to as many as 512 depending on demand.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductSep 26, 2018World Satellite Business Week: May the satellite industry live in interesting times

SSL is pivoting toward building smaller satellites and constellations of non-geostationary satellites, including competing to build a 117-satellite low-Earth-orbit system for Canada’s Telesat.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2018SSL’s Amos-8 contract in doubt as Maxar eyes a GEO exit

Telesat awarded two study contracts this summer to Airbus and to a team of Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space to conduct detailed analyses of how to build the constellation and associated ground systems.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductSep 11, 2018Telesat says ideal LEO constellation is 292 satellites, but could be 512

Telstar 18 Vantage is a high-throughput satellite and is the second Telesat spacecraft launched by SpaceX that summer following the 2018-07-22 launch of Telstar 19 Vantage on another Falcon 9 Block 5 from the same launch pad.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2018Falcon 9 launches Telstar 18 Vantage satellite

The Day 1 issue of the Show Daily was published on 2018-08-07 and features coverage of Rocket Lab, NASA’s smallsat initiative, Spaceflight, Terran Orbital, Ursa Major, Loft Orbital, Telesat’s LEO constellation, and Maxar’s new smallsat division.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2018Download all three days of theSpaceNewsSmallSat show dailies

SSL is working with Thales Alenia Space to design Telesat’s low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2018SSL strategy chief says small satellites will enhance work of huge government spacecraft

The prototype LEO satellite that Surrey Satellite Technology Limited built for Telesat launched in January on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Mentioned as: telesatTechnical ProductAug 1, 2018Telesat picks Airbus Defence and Space as second constellation design partner

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, which is part of Airbus, built the prototype LEO satellite Telesat is currently testing.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipAug 1, 2018Telesat picks Airbus Defence and Space as second constellation design partner
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